Bomber attachment for aeroplanes with gas bombs



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,791 A. F. NAIR ET AL BOMBER ATTACHMENT FORAEROPLANES WITH GAS BONES Filed July 3p, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 6,1928. 1,690,791

A. F. NAIR ET AL BOMBER ATTACHMENT FOR AEROPLANES WITH GAS BOHBS FiledJuly so, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet .2

l 3 with our attachment mounted on same;

iproximatelychime-3&3of Fig.2. i

Patented Nov. e, 1928,

p ARCHIE F; {1mm Ann HOBERT 1 a.

NAI on :sLEi nALE, i CALIFORNIA.

BOMBER? airmaonivrnnr nos nnnorrlenns'wirn Gas "nor/112s.

"Ap lication filed may e0,

Our invention relates to a bomber attach merit for aeroplanes with anovel gas bomb; it

being an especial object fot our ,linvention to provide a mechanismwhereby the bom'b may be readily and quickly released when desired 7from the aeroplane and to providemeans for supporting the bomb in"convenient position toutheengiiieo'fthe aeroplane. a t V lVe attainthese andotherobject's of our invention by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in Which- Figural is asideelevationot"anaeroplane tive position releasing the bomb from the atchassis struts3, and provide bolts 2 securedto jecting beyondthe 'wallsof the bomb towhich i g V they are aflixed, suffijciently to be engaged by a4otachment. i 1 Like characters of reference designate like parts ineach of the several views; a

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

we utilize the longerons l and the landing and supporting the preferablycone-shaped bomb holding frainejmthe disc-like'forwardi end 6 of thisframe being securedby bolts 2 l i to the braces? We provide a pivotallymounted bomb discharging ir'orkedl arm 8 mounted on thepivot support-9LAnysuitable means to be engaged by the free ends of pivot arm 8 maybeprovided, such as the studs Midas shown in Fig.3, these studsprotheends ofarm 8.3This arm is pivotally connected by a link 10 with the dumptilt control a lever 11 which in turn is providedw ith-an operatinghandle l2 Link 10 has anexten 1 sion 27 which overlaps the operativelyc'on-i reference to'fFigs; 2and 5. a 1

It is within; the acontemplation of our in nected portion of thedumptilt controlfl'ever 11 to preventthe link and lever fromydropw pingbeyond'the pointof contactof extension 27 with member 11 as willbeunderstood by vention to provide a-suitable truck; (not shown) on whichthe bomb-holding frame "is,

supported and which willperniit of convenientwheeling of thebombiholding frameto 1527. seri l No.1 o- 9,596; j

a position where it caii bereadily' attached to theaeroplanel Y y y 7 p7 Reierr ng to F1g "2 we providethe main tbrpedo 13 within whichiscontained a small 'torpedo 2t whichjis setoif by a time fuse 15 whee thedevice is to be u sed as a time bomb. We'also provide af-poison gaschamber 23 in contact with which is a percussion member andin Contactwith this percussion memberQO isafiring pin 21; carried by the slidabletiring bolt 16 whichtbolt carriesa bolt head 25 preferably oftheshapeshown in Fig 2 f "andwhich will function to'iopera'te the device,

destroylthe bjo 'inbland release the gas it the device is droppednfroman aeroplane onto the i ground. WVe also provide afdetachable cap permitof filling the bombwith gas. a

The endicap or cover. 220i main torpedo 313 is held in place by lock bar19, which in turn isreleasably engaged bythe spring hooks 18,

the ends 01 which are fastened to the outer wallsofithemain torpedo byany suitable lTontheendofthe poisonjgasch'amber 23fto means such as {thefastening members 26. j

The device may be operated either as 'a bomb to'be discharged bycontaotof the head of .thefiring bolt with anyobject when thebomb isdroppedfrom a'naeroplane; or it maybe predetermined time after beingdisposed in a location governed by the length oi time the time device151 requiresto discharge the small-torpedo 24 and that in turn dischargeutilizedasa timelbomb to be discharged ata V i the main torpedo l3 andthereby release the V poison gas inthe sealed container 23;.

a The method of operatingithe bomb when carried by aircraft is to turnthe .nose of the aircraft upwardand to release thebomb rear wardly fromits casing or holder by. theop-f eration of handle 12,-dump tilt controllever "11, link loand by the swinging movement of pivot forkedarm isshown in Fig. '5 in a which illustrationthe bomb is shown in theposition as itiis about tobe dischargedJ The ends of the-.forkedarm 8are operatively connectedwith'studs affixed to the walls ofthe chargethe bomb from its normal the cone-shapedholding frame 5.

destroythe bomb 'itis made. i

' Itis within thejcontemplationpiourvin It is one of the purposes of ourinvention to provide aftype of bomb which will eliectivelyr so that noone may see how y bomb so'thatmoveinent of the arm will dis position incraft, such as ven tion to apply this attachment to anyr'aira dirigibleas Well as to aeroplanes.

,Whmwe 6mm a I 1. In a bomber attachment for aircraft;,

the combination 10f a bomb holdingframe open at one end, means forrigidly attaching 1 such frame to an'aeroplane, a pivofally -mountedbomb-engag ng member arranged to discharge the bombflongitudinally ofthe frame fromthe open end thereof, and a manually 'op'e'rated lever ,op fe'i'a tivelyi connected,

with Said, bei member.

ber 'tta'chnient for aircraft; the

[2, Ina domblnatl'o'n'of a cone-sha diehargin'g"the bdmb longitudinallyof the ibdmblioldin flame fl-omits opeii' iid, and. a manually operated'leverop'eratively con- 'nected yvith the free end 'ofsaid bomb dis;,l."*'i=' ;v .V.;r.- ohargingemember for actuatingsalne to d1s-' chargethe bomb. 'r

. 3. Inabomberattachmentfoi-iairraft, the

" oombination of a boin'l') receiving frame,

I boi b ho1ding frame susipei ded beneath 'the aircraft, means forrigidly "attaching 'said frame 'to the airemit, bori'ibdisehai-giiigineinbr operatively engaging the bo'mband,arranged for means for rigidlyattachingasaid frame to aircraft beneath and longitudinally of the 7aircraft the affor'e's aid 'borfib receiving frame being o-ffrusfio-comcal' 'shape to receive a bomb ofcorresponding shape, a bombdischargingforked, arm pivotallyqmounted on f the aircraft and engagingthe bomb, a link 'feonnected fo the free end 'o'fsa'id arm, and amanually actuated approximately L-shaped ing-an extension adapted toengage the lever and prevent fr 'ii an'al nedposit on. H I e 4fIna-"bomber attaoh'nieht fdrja'irora'fty the bomb 'i'eoei'v'ng frame;

ARCHIE NAIR, HOBERT A NAIR.

ismg a bifurcated pivoted f} f the bomb'zrfrom the Bomb receiving frame.

